Neurocysticercosis in Pregnancy

Rosa, Mauricio La; Cabada, Miguel; Webb, Camille; Olson, Gayle

dc.contributor.author	Webb, Camille
dc.contributor.author	Rosa, Mauricio La
dc.contributor.author	Olson, Gayle
dc.contributor.author	Cabada, Miguel
dc.date.accessioned	2018-10-10T23:27:56Z
dc.date.available	2018-10-10T23:27:56Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/3884
dc.description.abstract	The normal physiologic changes during pregnancy contribute to nutritional, metabolic, and immunologic adjustments, which can have an impact on the presentation of several diseases. New onset seizures during pregnancy and the postpartum can be attributed to several etiologies. Patient demographic data as well as personal and social histories are key in determining the etiology of new onset seizures. Neurocysticercosis (NCC), a commonly overlooked etiology, must be included in the differential diagnosis of patients with new onset seizures coming from NCC endemic areas. The diagnosis is based on a combination of clinical findings, exposure history, imaging, and serology. We present two cases of patients with NCC that became symptomatic during pregnancy or postpartum period. We will review the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and management of NCC in pregnancy.	en_US
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher	Thieme Gruppe
dc.relation.ispartofseries	AJP Reports
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.subject	Neurocysticercosis	en_US
dc.subject	Taenia solium	en_US
dc.subject	Pregnancy	en_US
dc.title	Neurocysticercosis in Pregnancy	en_US
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1639615
dc.subject.ocde	https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.03
dc.subject.ocde	https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.02
dc.relation.issn	2157-7005